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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-29

OF lndlvidualism will any longer have
a right to exist, We all may have
the best possible freedom and indi-
vidual development by improving
society.
That kind of individual liberty
which is preached to-day in Amori-
ca, is a denial of the principles of
the fathers of our republ c and a re-
turn to the barbarlsm of savage life.
1t is defence Of the practice of the
beasts of prey within II society that
ought to devote its enormously rich
means Of culture to the benefit of
all. 1t is d disg ace to our high
civilization.
What social democracy demands
at the hands Of all is the guarantee
OF equal chances to the mental and
bodily education of all workers, of
equal chances for every one to make
himself useful to society at de-
creasing outlay Of work time for So
cial purposes, and liberty for enjoy
ing and improving himself in an in
creasng measure of time each day.
This is liberty, and nothing else is
worthy of that name.
How farare westill distant from this
goal. We happen to find IA CORES
pondence from the Anthracite coal
region of Pennsylvania, in the COL
umns of the Philadelphia Times.
The coal workers there complain
that it is utterly impossible for
them, at least in the Lchigh district,
to utter complaints about their n is
cradle condition to the masters.
Those who would dare to formulate
demands for little amelioration of
their misery would-so they all are
frml y convinced-be either at once
discharged from the service, or else
doomed to a kind of work under a
truck system which would leave
them no reward at all for their la
Dor. They, as last means of re-
lief, must secretly join the knights
Of Labor, and through them formu-
late their complaints and demands.
If that should fail, they would have
to submit to any conditions exacted
by their task masters.
We defy anybody to deny that this
is slavery, the worst kind of slavery,
because coming in the garb of civil
liberty. If that is possible in Penn
sylvania, the home of pr0tectionisn
of labor, why, it is possible all over
our ''free country" We need not
quote any more of the many cases il
which the workers are, by q cruel
tyranny, forced to contract away The
last vestige of liberty and of the
rights of man.
Oh liberty! what crimes are com
mitted in thy name
To be concluded nert arcek.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-29
S. |. P.

BosToN, Mas. -organtaer, II. W. Brown, Kirk
land street
BRreEMRr, Co>N ~ Meeting at Excelsior llar
montc llail. Organizer, :, seller 5es Main
street.
BUFFALO. y. S,-Mertings, first and third sun.
days III each month Mt II, West Eagle street
Organizer, Geo NJ Price, l8 Front avenue.
CINCINNATI ONO Organizer Charles Fritz, :
OAK street
HNTFoRp, toNS,-OrcBuiEer Joseph S. Green,
~ Maple street
KANSAS uN-MoctiuG every Friday evening Mt
Nnbencr's Hall, cor, 18th street and Grand
avenue, Secretary Or. Loretta Hammond,
1905 Walnut street
la SAAE, lit organizer, James Towel Secre.
tary Miners Protective Association,
MINNEAPOLIS, MlSN.--urgan1er A. l.. Gardner,
5000 29th street, South
New lORK.-Metting every first and third Mon.
day, at Free Socialist Library and Meeting
Room, ll3 Eighth street
Ngw HAVEN, tuNN.-Meetjng AT Trades Council
Hail Organizer, j, L, Buscho, p. O. Drawer
t0].
PHuAnELrmA PA.-0rganlzer, j. dc Bruyn, 1850
Canar street.
Flemish section meets First Sunday morning
IN each month at william WeiSsers Hall,
1906 North 9Th st.
providence, Il, Meetings every 6rst and
third Sunday, Socialist Hal, cor. Bell and
Eiswald streets. Organizer, James ICtlrr
SON, Sc Fillmore street
SrMEGFIEIp, ono. Organizer, A. Elcheman,
3l3 East Main street.
Tho Directory Of sixty German American Soc
tions viii he found in DEu SOCIALIST.
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LIBERTY.
CONTINUATION.
Selected.
BY DIR. A. DOUAI.

1t is the common belief that the
life within a civilized community is
preferable to the life of a savage in
the wilderness. The former may
certainly have great many attrac-
tons which the latter must 90 with
out. But if civilized society does
away with the natural freedom Of
the savage; if it forbids him to re-
venge himself of any wrong suffered,
under the promise that society will
revenge all wrong done; if it deprives
him artficially of all natural oppor
tunities to develop his Unborn talents
according to inclination, and renders
him a tool for the purposes of other
folks: in this case it would be ride
ulous to maintain that civilized life
is a progress over and above savage
life.
Civil liberty must offer advantages
for individual development, if it is
to deserve it's name, more advantages
than savage life does offer. 1t must
not render the life of the few civil
lied and agreeable at the expense of
the many. 1t must not contiscate
the fruit of labor of the many by
monopolizing the means of labor in
the hands of the few by forcing them
into a constant drudgery for the ben
eft of other people. Yet this is ex-
actly what civilized society does and
always has done. 1t cannot be de-
MED that in the course of social pro-
gress slavery of some kind was more
or less of a means toward the crea-
ton of science and art-those great
means of culture-through class in
the possession of leisure. But those
times of barbarism ought to be at an
end nowadays, since production of
all the means of life has succeeded
multiplying them so much as to
make it possible to elevate all work
ers to a really human existence.
1t is now the time for society to
guarantee the human existence of all
workers, the equal development Of
the natural gifts of all, and sphere
of usefulness for all who will work
with just enough free time and leis-
ure to live for ones self and his fam
ily after his social duties are satisfied.
Society now can guarantee an increas-
ing measure of education and useful
ness for all at the. price of a decreas-
ing measure of social labor. Not
only that, but society is IN duty
bound to do it for its own peace, lib
erty and happiness. And rice versa
every individual man is now able or
may be enabled to seek his own In
dependence by means of cabling So
ciety to multiply its advantages for
all its individuals. No other kind
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with the National Union.
The bakers of Vienna, Austria, sent us
the first number of IA paper published by
their Union in the interest of the same.
The paper is very ably edited and shows
that the bread-makers of that part of the
world are a wide awake set of men with
clever ideas as to the duties Of Organized
Labor. We wish them hearty success.
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WITH THE CALICO DRESS.

"a fig for your upper-ten girls,
With their velvets, satins and laces,
Their jewels, rubies and pearls,
And their miliner's figures and faces,
They may shine at a party or ball,
Emblazoned with half they possess,
But give me instead of them all,
The girl with tie calico dress"
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BACKBONE.

When you see fellow mortal
Without fixed and fearless views,
Hanging on the skirts of others,
Walking in their cast-oH shoes.
Rowing low to wealth for favor,
With abject, uncovered head
Ready to retrace or waver,
Willing to be drove or led:
Walk yourself with firmer bearing.
Throw your moral shoulders back,
Show your spine has nerve and marrow
just the thing which his must lack.
A stronger word
Was never heard
In sense and tone.
Than this, backbone.
When you see theologian,
Hugging close some ugly creed,
Fearing to reject or question
Dogmas which his priest may read
Holding back all noble feeling,
Choking down each manly view,
Caring more for forms and symbols
Than to know the Good and True;
Walk yourself with tirmer bearing,
Throw your moral shoulders back,
Show your spine has nerve and marrow
just the thing which his must lack.
A stronger word
Was never heard
In sense and tone,
Than this, backbone.
When you see a politician
Crawling through contracted hole-,,
Begging for some fat position,
In the ring or at the polls,
With no sterling manhood in him,
Nothing stable, broad or sound,
Destitute of pluck or ballast,
Double-sided all around;
Walk yourself with tirmer bearing,
Throw your moral shoulders back,
Show your spine has nerve and marrow
Just the thing which his must lack.
A stronger word
Was never heard
In sense and tone,
Than this, backbone
Selected.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-29
BEGUlLING,

When burglar awoke young lady
in Portland, Me-, lately, instead of put.
ting "A pistol to her head he kissed her
and said, keep still, sis; | won't hurt
you" Then he took his bundle contain
ing everything portable in the house,
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USELESS VIRTUE,

Rev. Acrobat Talmage says there are
no pianos in Heaven; and the Nonkers
Statesman don't see why, in that case.
they need be square or upright.
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-23
Japanese ana stair-climbing.


mere are many luhh} thinGs M New
YORK boarding-honses, as most people
know or believe says writer m the
Brooklyn C"'sem But am told that
among the most amusing incidents are
those Afforded by establishments where
Japanese students are domIcileu.
iluhureaS OF tnese young men are IN
New ORR IN attendance AZ the various,
acaQeI''lc2 gu" eoiirg''' p'lN3i' ana
P''pl'c- iieA nave ne'l SEM mere 70
se' az, Aln'rl'a' 'u"e3'lo4' an''
,'lost ~ t'''Ii' nav : 'aNt" 'n' "'SHNt
W "u.''9 ~ ~ 'i'itI y, INV '"S'-
,'e'.i'lE' Nv ~ 'i'v''l 7cy'n 20 Sa,'
loI 'I''' ol'91iVdl eputS IT,, or ioI any i'il-
HgoE' pI 9!s r"7l''n' ln' luuul par
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90 P""Ds' -" INV ''''''iA' li'>.','
Wi'eu 'i'ess 1ouuS men 'oinc W l''"
o'H anu arc IouGeu VI poafN'n
houses men men aptrtnltnts are FGueIai' \
IN tlc UNI" OF Io'lth s'ol . io c
,I'elI Io"il'' 1ney ate cpinpei'eV ~ hi7'
! :" -" W W. ,""''"v''3 """ ,'' Wv
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-23
rne Druugery or once.

But it seems almost heartlcs. to
dwell upon this idle gayety and siikeE
leisure while a score of Mayors, Colo
nels, and Breyet-Brigadiers are toiIng
for their country in the great depart
ments of the Government Turn from
the giddy throng, and come with me
a moment to the grimy workshop of
one of these sweating patriots. 1T is
10 o'clock in the morning. Lieut.
Col. Bounce, Assistant Thingabob-
General, has just dragged his weary
footsteps to the Office Compelled to
rise at $50 or 9 a. m. while his win
dow is but q "glimmering square, :"
and when as yet the luxurious gar
bage man has not begun his rounds,
this martyr has snatched a hasty
breakfast and hurried as fast as bat
tered limbs would carry him to save
his native land. Only q rosewood
desk with velvet footstool attach
ment; only plain ebony and Russia
leather armchair with piyots and
rockers to ease his pains, only row
of electric buttons to call the insolent
and fatted clerks from the rooms be-
You'd, or TO summon the doorkeeper
from the hall, or to bring the valet to
light his cigaret or move his hat, or
pick up his handkerchief that has
fallen to the floor. Only these and a
few other mitigations Of a fate that for
sordid care and cruel toll has no par
allel in the annals Of immolation.
Watch the SCARED and battered old
veteran as he stretches himself upon
the sofa TO struggle with the morning
paper ~ neglected, weary, manned,
desolate, save for the sense OF duty
that thrills his every fibre Watch
him as he dozes for an instant while
an unsympathizing minion stands
over him to brush away the flies.
This lasts nearly an hour. For as
much as fifty minutes at a stretch
literally at a stretch -this barba-
rous drudgeiy goes on. Then the hero
staggers to his feet and hobbies over
to the Russia leather chair and is
wheeled into position at the desk by
the callous myrmidon. 4 touch on
the G button Is followed by a distant
electric giggle, and Immediately there
enters to him q naughty clerk with q
scornfully-Wreathed lip, bearing three
papers tor signature. lie gazes at
them with a shudder. His sad eyes
say imploringly; Couldn't you make
it two?' but the brave old lips utter
no complaint. He signs those papers
unfinchingly, and then for he is bu
human after all faints away. For
an hour and thirteen minutes he has
been on the rackof duty, For an hour
and thirteen minutes he has given his
strength, his mind, his energies TO an
ungrateful but beloved country. 1t il
too mueh-nature will endure no
more. He faints away into his oyer-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-23
The Grent Problem.

= Following closely on the heels of the
labor question comes another which
supplements il and adds features of
great Importance. 1t is: How shall
the increasing excess of female popu-
iatlon be supported?
In the United States the female
population prepondcratcS in seventeen
states, and these are among the most
populouS IN the Union. They are Ala
bama, Connecticut, Georgia, Kansas,
Louisiana, Maine, MARYLAND. Mas
sachusetts, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York, North Carolina,
Tennessee, Virginia, and the District
OF Columbia The women in these
States aggregate Il decided majority.
The large number Of workingmen out
OF employment naturally deprivcs
many women of the support to which
they have been previously accustomed,
whllo the corresponding proportion Of
women who are turned of from places
where they were formerly able to win
a subsistence greatly increases the
number Of this dependent class. Ii is
estimated thatin the United States 1907
600 workmgmcn are suffering from en-
forced idleness. There must be also q
large number of women who are alike
sufferers. All are hoping for good
times TO come, when prosperity will
visit all these distressed persons, But
if good times should never come what
thenP The prices of all articles of
prime necessity are very low and no
increase of production is demanded.
Many mills and factories are idle be-
cause they are not needed to do the
work. The army of the unemployed
may be able to live on hope for season
but finally the end comes. They cam
not keep up that indefinitely What
theh?
This is great probl,r, which is to
be solved. A destructive war or a
terrible pcstilence which would kill of
some OF the supcriluous human millions
would even up the account in some re-
spects. But war would only increase
the number of women in proportion to
the men, and many a bread winner
would be lost to them In every way
the prospect is not bright for the
softer sex. In default of any other
remedy the men might been driven from
the clerkships and places in stores and
Offices and sent into the West and
South, where there are lands TO be TILED
True, they would overcrop the markets,
but then they could eat their products
The agriculturist need never starye.
And while the men are occupying the
vacant lands the surplus women can
take their places in stores, offices, fac.
tories, and in all places where tho labor
is suited TO the female condition, All
this may seem useless and absurd now,
but these arc problems which are to be
solved sooner or later, and sooner than
many expect, The discussion may be
premature, but it is practical If not,
whyP-NeW orleans Picag4nc.